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Tioga River near Erwins

Highest listed crest 26.74 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft2 crests since 1935

The Tioga River near Erwins crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1935 to 1972. The highest, 26.74 ft on June 23, 1972, was major flooding, 8.74 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Tioga River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
26.74 ft
June 23, 1972; 190,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
1
98th of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest
June 23, 1972
26.74 ft, major flooding
Location
Steuben County
Near Corning (4.2 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Tioga River near Erwins
Action stage16.01Jul 8, 1935The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.01Jun 23, 1972Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 1935 to 1972. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tioga River near Erwins, 1935 to 1972 16182022242628ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Jul 8, 1935: 16.44 ft, action stage; 42,600 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1972: 26.74 ft, major flooding; 190,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 26.74 ft, Jun 23, 1972 1940195019601970

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tioga River near Erwins 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Tioga River near Erwins
1Jun 23, 197226.74+8.74Major190,000
2Jul 8, 193516.44−1.56Action42,600

The worst floods along the Tioga River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Tioga River that crested above flood stage within a week.

June 23, 1972: 26.74 ft here, major flooding

  • LindleyNY · Jun 23, 1972 · 26.27 ft · Major · its highest
  • MansfieldPA · Jun 22, 1972 · 17.98 ft · Major

Gauges on the Tioga River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Tioga River
MansfieldPA12.020.13 ft, Sep 25, 197510
Tioga JunctionPA15.022.12 ft, Sep 25, 19751
LindleyNY17.026.27 ft, Jun 23, 19723
Erwins this gaugeNY18.026.74 ft, Jun 23, 19721

Other gauges in Steuben County

Flood gauges in Steuben County
Hornell5.016.61 ft, Jul 8, 19353
Hornell9.013.45 ft, Jun 23, 19721
West Cameron17.023.48 ft, Jun 23, 19722
Bath11.013.67 ft, Jan 19, 19960
Campbell10.013.60 ft, Jul 8, 19352
Keuka Lake at Hammondsport716.5716.52 ft, May 17, 20140
Lindley17.026.27 ft, Jun 23, 19723
South Addison11.016.28 ft, Aug 19, 20213

Steuben County: every hazard · River floods across the country · New York

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ERWN6, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.